Ordinary People
1980 · 124 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 58,853 VOTES · DIR. Robert Redford
Overview
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,972 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:43 ## [Angelic Choir]
00:07:48 Hang on. He'll eat.
00:12:24 Conrad Jarrett.
00:17:08 What did you do?
00:21:05 Not much.
00:24:44 He doesn't know what he wants.
00:30:29 When a ball is in play.
00:34:44 No. It's still hard.
00:38:46 But that was a hospital.
00:44:09 Uh-huh.
00:48:52 [Young Conrad] Give me back my sweater!
00:53:13 Maybe there's some connection...
00:57:08 I don't think he's happy in school.
01:01:22 # Alleluia #
01:06:43 I'm trying to goddamn understand him!
01:11:40 Besides. He loves everybody.
01:16:24 What would you want to do about that?
01:21:27 May I show you this in your size?
01:26:04 Not at all?
01:32:04 It sure wasn't funny.
01:37:54 Oh. God!
01:41:56 Jesus.
01:47:12 Do you want some breakfast?
01:54:23 I feel the way I've always felt about you.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,972
Dialogue density15.9 lines / min
First line00:01:43
Final line01:54:23
Production Record
DirectorRobert Redford
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6,000,000
Revenue$54,766,923
IMDb votes58,853